Where children become great readers! Important message from your school! Dear Parents, We are excited to announce that your child will now have access to ABC Reading Eggs at school the fun and effective program that teaches children how to read! ABC Reading Eggs is designed to get your child motivated and excited about reading. Your child will now be able to access the program in class and at home. This guide details all the features and benefits of ABC Reading Eggs and how it can teach your child to read. We hope you and your child enjoy the learning to read adventure with ABC Reading Eggs! www.readingeggs.com.au www.readingeggspress.com.au

How ABC Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress can work for your child! Learning to read can be easy and fun! ABC Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress teach children the core reading and literacy skills they need for success at school. Developed by a team of experienced primary educators, these highly interactive lessons are effective because they are based on solid scientific research. The engaging one-on-one learning activities contain colourful animations, fun music and exciting rewards that keep children motivated to learn! ABC Reading Eggs First Steps Learn the sounds and names of letters, sight words and simple word skills One-on-one lessons allow your child to learn at their own pace Ready for school Develops vocabulary with a focus on essential phonics skills and high frequency sight words A placement test ensures lessons match your child s ability Fun Practice Makes Perfect Builds comprehension skills: children read and understand longer words and sentences More challenging phonics patterns develop spelling and fluent reading skills Continuing the Journey with ABC Reading Eggspress Further develops spelling, comprehension, grammar and writing skills Compete against other children in live games Over 1000 e-books with quizzes www.readingeggs.com.au/free

ABC Reading Eggs program features For ages 3 7 My Lessons This is the heart of ABC Reading Eggs 120 reading lessons that travel through 12 exciting maps. Your child can repeat lessons to reinforce essential reading skills. My House Your child can change the appearance of their avatar, play arcade games, read Story Factory stories they have written and view their awards and critters. Your child can decorate their house with their purchases from Reggie s shop. Skills Bank The Skills Bank includes 96 carefully graded spelling lessons to develop your child s spelling skills in a progressive sequence. Each lesson focuses on a 12 word spelling list. Driving Test Centre This section consists of 45 tests covering sight words, phonics skills and content-area vocabulary. When your child gets enough questions correct, they are rewarded with a racing car game. Puzzle Park Your child can complete 32 word puzzles that develop a range of reading skills. My World My World is a world full of fun where your child can visit 10 destinations. My World is available after completion of lesson 30. My Stuff The Playroom Includes over 170 activities and books. This virtual playroom is where young children can play with music, pictures, puzzles and much more. My Avatar Eggy Bank Your child can earn Golden Eggs by completing activities. These Eggs can be used in the Arcade and Reggie s Shop. Children can create their own unique online character with customised features and accessories. Children can view their certificates and their collection of cute critters earned for completing lessons. www.readingeggs.com.au Arcade Contains 24 fun arcade games that your child can play using their golden eggs. Reggie s Store Your child can change the look of their avatar and house by purchasing accessories with their golden eggs. Storylands Storylands contains 20 lessons, 140 activities, 20 wonderful books and heaps of rewards! Perfect for the child who has mastered their ABC Reading Eggs lessons and is able to read short books. Storylands tests many of the reading and comprehension skills needed for school. Music Cafe The Music Café brings together 62 ABC Reading Eggs songs in one central location. Your child can sing, dance and enjoy songs from their favourite lessons and characters. Story Factory The Story Factory provides a step-by-step guide to writing a story. Your child can choose their own illustrations and access word and sentence suggestions to help write their story. They can also enter a weekly story writing competition.

ABC Reading Eggspress program features For ages 7 13 Floating Island My Progress ABC Reading Eggspress makes reading real books, improving spelling skills and building reading comprehension highly engaging for 7 to 13 year olds. The floating island has 4 different quadrants packed full of great online activities, books and games to help your child become a confident reader. A comprehensive dashboard details your child s progress, including how many activities they ve played, their percentage of correct answers, books they ve read and rewards earned. My Targets The Comprehension Gym has 200 interactive lessons for your child to enjoy. Lessons cover school grades 2 to 6 and develop comprehension and vocabulary skills. Each lesson ends with a 16 question quiz that assesses factual, inferential and textual understanding. You can track the individual achievements and learning milestones your child has accomplished, those they are still aiming to achieve, and view their overall level of achievement. Changing Room Your child can customise their personal avatar with the ability to choose eyes, hair, clothes and a range of accessories. The Writing Press provides a comprehensive guide to different types of text, including poetry, narrative, discussion and many more. Detailed descriptions, examples and tips teach children how to compose each type of text. Your child can compete in real-time against students from around the world with four exciting contests. Each contest develops skills in one of four core literacy areas spelling, vocabulary, usage and grammar. At the Mall your child can use golden eggs to buy clothing for their avatar and furniture for their Apartment. They can also purchase arcade games and trading cards. The Library contains over 1000 e-books including illustrated chapter books, full colour nonfiction books and a range of classic titles. Each title has a comprehension quiz to asses understanding. Your child can also read on the go with the full Library of more than 1000 titles accessible on ipad. www.readingeggspress.com.au

ABC Reading Eggs Books and Flashcards Book Packs Activity Books ABC Reading Eggs Book packs are a key element of the Reading Eggs world. Each pack includes 10 reading books, a mini-poster and 50 progress reward stickers. The pack also includes a FREE 14-day subscription to www.readingeggs.com.au, the website where children learn to read. ABC Reading Eggs Activity Books are an excellent way for children to learn to read and write. They are full of educational activities that children will enjoy. seven RE-S pp.indd 7 The books will help children to: recognise letters and sounds write letters correctly develop phonics skills practise their handwriting read and write words and sentences strawberry 23/4/08 2:21:05 PM RE-S pp.indd 8 23/4/08 2:21:06 PM g Out Level 1 Startin ing Eggs ABC Read Pack 3 Map ickers Reward st Flashcards My First Series ABC Reading Eggs Alphabet Flashcards make learning the 26 letters of the alphabet a fun experience. The 7 games help children to recognise the shape and sound of each letter. Children can match letters to words with these great self checking cards just flip them over to make a matching ABC Reading Eggs critter. The all new ABC Reading Eggs My First series are 80 page, full-colour workbooks to help young children on their reading and writing journey. Each book focuses on a key skill that children need to become good readers and writers and include a wide range of fun, educational activities. e RE L1 Flash Cards-E.indd 1 Ee 21/5/08 12:46:06 PM egg dd ant eleph 26 PM 46: 8 12: 21/5/0 2 ds-e.in sh Car RE L1 Fla www.readingeggs.com.au/pricing

ABC Reading Eggs Apps Learn on the go with our educational Apps Your child can learn on the go with our growing range of ABC Reading Eggs apps for ipad, iphone and Android devices! Using all the great features of mobile and tablet devices, these educational apps make learning fun and motivational, with highly interactive touch activities that are ideal for early learners. The vibrant animations, exciting rewards and catchy music will help nurture your child s love of learning setting them up for success at school. Eggy Words 250 Learn 250 sight words Highly animated Helps fluent reading Apple & Android devices Eggy Alphabet Learn all 26 letters 208 handwriting activities Upper & lower case Apple & Android devices Eggy Nursery Rhymes 10 Nursery Rhymes Singalong & word games Make your own animation & iphone Eggy Numbers 1 10 Counting skills Number recognition Number handwriting skills Eggy Vocabulary Grow key word vocabulary Hidden object game Fun reading books Eggy Word SNAP Word recognition Build vocabulary Fun multiplayer game s 4-6 s 6-12 s 6-12 Tap the Cat Comprehension Features voice playback Phonics & word study Reading Eggs Spelling 10 interactive games Develops vocabulary Master spelling Targeting Maths Covers 9 topics Australian curriculum Multiplayer Scan QR code to see all our apps. www.readingeggs.com.au/apps

Overview and Testimonials ABC Reading Eggs ABC Reading Eggs is the breakthrough educational website where 3 to 7 year olds learn to read as they play. With its game-like activities, vibrant animations, fun sound effects and catchy songs, ABC Reading Eggs makes learning core literacy skills fun and motivational for young children. ABC Reading Eggs introduces children to multiple learning areas, including: My Lessons 120 reading lessons each consisting of a variety of instructional activities. The Playroom includes over 170 activities and books. This virtual playroom allows children to play with music, patterns, picture making, puzzles and much more. The Story Factory Children can write their very own story books and choose full colour illustrations to match their story. Storylands features 20 lessons with a focus on developing reading, vocabulary and comprehension skills. Storylands also includes 20 wonderful books and lots of fun rewards! Skills Bank Spelling 96 carefully graded spelling lessons with a focus on developing grammar and vocabulary. ABC Reading Eggs is incredible! My daughter can t get enough of the activities, she enjoys them so much. In just THREE days she started reading words. Thank you so much ABC Reading Eggs. Arthur S. My 5 year old son loves Reading Eggs. He was completely resistant to learning to read and within a month after using ABC Reading Eggs, he is reading words everywhere we go. Cindy T. My son is loving ABC Reading Eggs. You seem to have the mix of exercises, repetition and motivation pretty well spot on. Denise R. ABC Reading Eggspress ABC Reading Eggspress continues the learning to read journey for 7 to 13 year olds, helping children further develop their comprehension, spelling, grammar and writing skills. ABC Reading Eggspress takes place on an exciting floating island with four different quadrants, including: The Comprehension Gym over 200 comprehension lessons which cover five levels equivalent to school grades 2 to 6. The Library home to over 1000 e-books, also accessible on the ipad. The Writing Press your child can learn the purpose of different text types with highly detailed descriptions, examples and tips on how to compose them. The Stadium your child can compete against students from around the world or against the computer in 4 contests that test skills in spelling, vocabulary, usage and grammar. My son cannot get enough. Before he would never even look at a book, let alone read it! Now he pesters me to get on to ABC Reading Eggspress so he can read another book! Jennifer P. My daughter uses ABC Reading Eggspress nearly every day and LOVES it! Thanks for a fun and educational website that my 7 year old can navigate by herself! Sue K. ABC Reading Eggspress is great! My children are in charge of their own learning at their own pace. David S. Customer Service Email: info@readingeggs.com Phone: 02 8585 4020 Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm EDST (Sydney, Australia).